Jilanne Hoffmann

About the Author

Jilanne Hoffmann is the author of A River of Dust, which was an ALA Notable Children’s Book, a Bank Street Best Book, and a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection, and The Ocean’s Heart, which received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. She has a degree in engineering and an MFA in writing and codirected San Francisco’s Kidquake for eight years. Jilanne lives in San Francisco with her family and invites you to visit her online at jilannehoffmann.com.